Events from the year 2005 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 94 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

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Chen Shui-bian Chen Shui-bian (; born 12 October 1950) is a retired Taiwanese politician and lawyer who served as the president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2000 to 2008. Chen was the first president from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) whic ...

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...

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Annette Lu Annette Lu Hsiu-lien (; born 7 June 1944) is a Taiwanese politician. A feminist active in the tangwai movement, she joined the Democratic Progressive Party in 1990, and was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992. Subsequently, she served as Ta ...

* Premier –

Yu Shyi-kun You Si-kun (; born 25 April 1948), also romanized Yu Shyi-kun, is a Taiwanese politician serving as a member and the president of the Legislative Yuan. He was one of the founding members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and is know ...

Frank Hsieh Frank Hsieh Chang-ting (; born May 18, 1946) is a Taiwanese politician and former defense attorney. A cofounder of the Democratic Progressive Party, he has served on the Taipei City Council, the Legislative Yuan, as the mayor of Kaohsiung Cit ...

* Vice Premier –

Yeh Chu-lan Yeh Chu-lan (; born 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. She served as acting mayor of Kaohsiung and Vice Premier of the Republic of China. Career Yeh worked in advertising for seventeen years prior to entering politics after her husband, Cheng Na ...

, Wu Rong-i

Events

January

* 1 January – The founding of

Taipei Fubon Bank Taipei Fubon Bank () is a bank based in Taiwan. It was founded on 1 January 2005 from a merger of Fubon Bank with TaipeiBank. It is 100% held by Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

with the merger of Fubon Bank and TaipeiBank. * 22 January – The official opening of

Bangka Park The Bangka Park (also Mangka Park, Mengjia Park and Mengxia Park) () is a park in Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan. Name Mangka Park (from Taiwanese Hokkien) or Mengjia Park (from Mandarin) is a transliteration of the word ''moungar'', a Taiwa ...

Wanhua District Wanhua District, known in Taiwanese Hokkien as Báng-kah khu and historically as "Monga" or "Monka", is a district in Taipei, Taiwan. It is Taipei's oldest district. The district is home to historic buildings such as the Bangka Lungshan Temple, ...

, Taipei. * 27 January – The opening of Jingtong Mining Industry Museum in

Pingxi District Pingxi District (; also spelled Pinghsi), is a rural district in New Taipei, Taiwan. The source of the Keelung River is in Jingtong, which is inside Pingxi District. It was an important coal mining town in the early 20th century. Its populatio ...

, New Taipei.

March

* 14 March –

Mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...

passed the

Anti-Secession Law The Anti-Secession Law () is a law of the People's Republic of China, passed by the 3rd Session of the 10th National People's Congress. It was ratified on March 14, 2005, and went into effect immediately. President Hu Jintao promulgated th ...

, a bill to prevent Taiwan from being an independent nation.

April

* 1 April – The renaming of National Space Program Office to

National Space Organization The National Space Organization (NSPO or NSO) is the national civilian space agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan), part of the National Applied Research Laboratories under the auspices of the Ministry of Science and Technology. NSPO is ...

. * 29 April – The opening of Baguashan Tunnel.

May

* 14 May –

2005 Republic of China National Assembly election An election for the National Assembly took place in Taiwan on Saturday, 14 May 2005, from 07:30 to 16:00 local time. It elected an ad hoc National Assembly whose only function was to serve as a constituent assembly in order to approve or reject am ...

of the Democratic Progressive Party won the election. * 17 May – The relocation of

Pingtung Airport Pingtung Airport () are two airports in Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan . The airport is currently home to the Republic of China Air Force 6th Tactical Mixed Wing, and formerly offered commercial flights. History Pingtung Airport was o ...

to the southern field upon the completion of the new airport building.

July

* 1 July – The establishment of

Taiwan Indigenous Television The Taiwan Indigenous Television (TITV; ) is a satellite cable channel in Taiwan devoted to indigenous issues and culture, launched on July 1, 2005, becoming the first such channel in Asia. In January 2007, TITV joined the operation of Taiwan ...

, Asia's first aboriginal television channel. * 16 July – 2005 Kuomintang chairmanship election took place.

Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, 馬英九, born 13 July 1950) is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese politician who served as president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. Previously, he served as justice minister from 1993 to 1996 and mayor of Taipei fro ...

won the election, casting a total votes cast of 370,054 and a percentage of vote of 72.4%. * 18 July – Typhoon Haiting hit

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. The typhoon has winds up to 114 mph. * 22 July – The establishment of

TTV World TTV World () was a television channel operated by Taiwan Television (TTV) in Taiwan, launched on 22 July 2005, but was only broadcast abroad. Broadcast platform *North America-- Cloud Tech Media *Australia-----FetchTV (Australia) *Malaysia------A ...

August

* 2 August – President

proposed

Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China The Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China or the Theory of the Four Stages of the Republic of China is a viewpoint proposed by Chen Shui-bian, the President of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008, in 2005. It is a viewpoint regarding the ...

.Chen says name variance is simply an expedient
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Taipei Times The ''Taipei Times'' is the only printed daily English-language newspaper in Taiwan, and the third established there. Online competitors include the state-owned '' Focus Taiwan'' and '' Taiwan News''; '' The China Post'' was formerly a compet ...

'', 2005/8/3Chen urges unity to deal with China
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'', 2005/8/3 * 31 August ** Typhoon Talim hit Taiwan. It caused about $1.5 billion in damage. ** The establishment of

Taipower Exhibit Center in Southern Taiwan The Taipower Exhibit Center in Southern Taiwan () is a science center about Taiwan electricity sector in Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The center is owned by Taiwan Power Company. History The center was opened on 31 August 200 ...

Hengchun Hengchun Township is a township located on the southern tip of the Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is the southernmost township in Taiwan. Hengchun is also the only urban township in the southern part of Pingtung County. Hengch ...

, Pingtung County.

September

* 3–6 September – The 10th Computer Olympiad took place in

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...

. It was a competition where computer programs competed each other in a variety of games.

October

* 1 October – The opening of Wulai Atayal Museum in Wulai Township,

Taipei County New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, b ...

. * 27 October – The opening of

Linkou Line The Linkou Line () was a railway branch line in Taiwan operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration. It was located in Taoyuan County and New Taipei City. The Linkou line was suspended for operation in December 2012. History The railroad was ori ...

Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is a railway operator in Taiwan. It is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services ...

November

* 26 November – The establishment of Siraya National Scenic Area. * 28 November – The opening of Baoshan Station of

Taoyuan City Taoyuan () is a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan Distr ...

Taoyuan County Taoyuan County () is under the administration of Changde, Hunan Province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which is arable land. It is from Zhangjiang To ...

December

* 3 December – 2005 Republic of China local election.KMT wins in a landslide - The China Post
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Deaths

* 3 January –

Koo Chen-fu Koo Chen-fu (, 6 January 1917 – 3 January 2005), also known as C.F. Koo, was a Taiwanese businessman and diplomat. He led the Koos Group of companies from 1940 until his death. As a chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), Koo arrange ...

, 87, Chairman of

Straits Exchange Foundation The Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF; ; often abbreviated as 海基會) is a semiofficial organization set up by the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to handle technical and/or business matters with the People's Republic of China (P ...

(1990-2005). * 6 April – Hsu Hai-ching, 92, Taiwanese gangster * 15 June – Henry Kao, 91, Minister of Transportation and Communications (1972-1976). * 1 November –

Ma Ho-ling Ma Ho-ling (; 9 November 1920 – 1 November 2005) was a high official of Kuomintang and the Republic of China. He was the father of Ma Ying-jeou, the former President of the Republic of China. Biography Ma was born in Xiangtan, Hunan in 1920. ...

, 84, father of President

References

External links

Year 2005 Calendar - Taiwan
{{Asia topic, 2005 in Years of the 21st century in Taiwan